Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-05-07
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say Il c0uld Fell You some thlnT'
/. i'll would, but WON'T" Do not
J be among those who imagine thev
can build themselves up bv pullin,
somebody else down. Do not be
ashamed to be'a subalJern.
Again, I counsel clerks in this
house to search out what are the
unlawful and dishonest demands Of
an establishment, and resist them.
In the six thousand years thath I've
passed, there has never beenan nc
casion when it was mans duty t,
sin against G,,d. twas never right
to do wrong. IT the head menSof
the firm expectof you'd dishonesty,
Edisapp oint.the;n; Oh,, 'syyoil sayy,s:ssssII
Esho1ld lloSegmy place t!lsn. Bettsr5
IsloSe Syoflrsp place than lose your soul.
But you will notelo;e your place.
Christian llerolsmSis always ,honor-
ed. You go to the heal man Of.
your store and say: "Sir want to
serve you; l want to oblige you; it
is from no lack of industry on my
part, but this thing seems to me to
be wrong, aud it is Il sin against
my conscience, it is a sin against
God, and beg yon, sir, to execute
me-" He MY fnshup and swear,
bu1 he will. cool down, and he will
have more admiration for you than
for those who submit to his evil
dictation; and while they sink, you
wilt rise. Do not, because Of seem
ing temporary advantage, give up
your character, young man. Under
God, that is the only thing you
have to build on. Give up that,
you give up everything. That en-
ployer asks a young man to hurt
himself for time aud eternity, who
expects him to make a wrong en-
try, or change an invoice, or say
goods cost so much when they cost
less. or impose upon the verdancy
OF IL customer, or misrepresent d
style or fabric. How dare he de-
mand of you anything so insolent.
There is one style Of temptation
that coneseon great many Of our
clerks, and that is upon those who
ale engaged in what is called
drumming" Now, That occupa-
ton is just as honorable as any
other. If it be conducted in accord
ance with ones conscience. In
this day, when there are so many
rivalries in business, all our CON-
mercial establishments ought to
have men abroad who are seeking
out tor opportunities of merchan-
disc. There CAN be no objection to
that. But there are protested
Christian merchants in the week
night prayer meeting who have
e the q dc E 6saac6erleso Of The great town,
in order to secure their custom for
the store. There are in stores IN
New York and Brooklyn, drawers
in which there are kept money
which the clerks are to go to and
get whatever they want to conduct
these people through this disslpaC.
tious OF the city. The head men OF
the firm wink at it, and in some
places actually demand it-protess.
ed christian merchants. One would
think that the prayer would freeze
on their lips, and they would'tail
back dead at the sound OF their
own song. What chance is there
for young men when commercial
establishments. expect such things
of themg Among all thugs infer
nal, | pronounce that the most
damnable. Young man, how Will
that firm treat you when you are
utterably despoiled, and dragged
out with sin, going through the
haunts OF iniquity for the purpose:
!. of getting customers for their stores
How will they treat you! o, they
, will give you pension! Iney VIII
, build YOU Il fine house! They VII
get YOU horse and carriage! VIII
7 they? No, some day you will 60 t9
the store, shabby, intoxicated
!, worn out in their service, anu the!
:, will say: 'sTom, you are a disgrace
= to our house. Now, just look a
: Yourself. Accountant, how mucl
: .,o ,ra oya This manw "a dolla
J.: and thirty cents" "Well, nowhere
:, :, here it is; a dollar and thirty centS
:, . t4o of. DON'T be hanging aroun
~ ~ the store" Magnanimity superC
" They stole Jhe lustre from his eye
- aud the color from his cheek, an
r. - the honor from his soul, aud the
= they kicked him out. Ii SUCH pr
~, ~ fessed Christian merchants 10 nc
- - 90 straight to hell,I dou'tknow an
~ -. use Of having such a place. I
= y young man, disappoiut the expet
), tations of that frm;- dlsappoll
:. :. those customers, if these things al
y, expected Of you. You may sell a
- extra case Of goods; you may SC
~ ~ All extra roll Of silk; but the troub
q is. you may have to throw yo'
- soul to boot in the bargain.
~ T. Again: | counsel tue clerks
l ~ CONQUER the trials Of their partlc
y lar position. One great trial
DC = clerks is the reconsideration OF CT
~ ~ toners. There are people VINO a
w. entirely polite everywhere else, .
lo ,s gruff and dictatorial aud contem
' ~ Die when they come into a store
l.. ~ buy anything. There are Chousan
Ia, Il, of men and women who go fr(
Ne, Ms store 10 store to price things, VIII
lie lie out any idea Of purchase. They
,, or not satisfied until every rol 4,
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